IC410 - Tadpole Nebula
Found 12,000 ly away in the constellation of Auriga (the charioteer) IC410, commonly referred to as the Tadpole Nebula, has yielded a prominent star cluster at its core (NGC1893) whose stellar winds have swept back and irradiated the greater gas cloud of the nebula over 100 light years across. The cluster has an estimated age of only 4 million years. Areas of gas that are more densely associated are able to withstand the onslaught of stellar radiation leaving behind globules with tails trailing away from the cluster - the noteworthy "tadpoles" of the nebula. These likely harbor star-forming regions and will eventually give rise to another generation of stars. The tadpoles are estimated to be over 10 ly in length.
Imaging telescope or lens: Stellarvue SV105 APO
Imaging camera: QSI 683 wsg-8
Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G (belt mod) + EQDIR
Guiding camera: Starlight Xpress Loadestar 2
Focal reducer: Stellarvue 0.8X Reducer/Flattener
Software: Main Sequence Software Seqence Generator Pro, PixInsight , Photoshop CC, PhD Guiding 2
Resolution: 3866x4832
Dates: Dec. 29, 2017, Jan. 13, 2018, Jan. 25, 2018
Frames:
Baader Planetarium Ha 1.25" 7nm: 70x600" -20C bin 1x1
Baader Planetarium O3 1.25" 8.5nm: 47x600" -20C bin 1x1
Baader Planetarium S2 1.25" 8nm: 35x600" -20C bin 1x1
Integration: 25.3 hours
Darks: ~50
Flats: ~50
Bias: ~50
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 5.00
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